Is there a duty to disclose in employment references? (Honesty is the Best Policy).

Employer are beneath increasing pressure to disclose more information in replication to reference requests. Several novel court cases and novel legislation challenge the acceptability of a neutral or minimal-disclosure relation policy. Past employers have potential liability if they misrepresent or simply withhold information regarding the nature of a prior employee's work history. These changes affect prospective and past employer as well as the employee beneath consideration. As a originate companies should be aware of the inclines in this area of employ law and review their policies